help converting docx with Zotero cites to latex

[NicolasPL64]

Hi! I'm new to pandoc, trying to move from docx to Latex, but I can get the cites converted properly (with the \cite{citekey} format).
Any help on achieving this?

[iandol]

So you used \cite{key} plaintext citation in Word? For Pandoc you can use [@key] format and BetterBibTex in Zotero can generate Pandoc keys directly for new writing:

Otherwise existing text (lets say you converted docx to markdown) may still have \cite{key} refs? If so two solutions:

1. these are raw LaTeX https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html#extension-raw_tex so should work directly in LaTeX output and then you need to use natbib/biblatex to generate the bibliography
2. You can use a simple search replace to make \cite{key} to [@key] unless you use more complex locators etc. Then use Pandoc's citeproc.

For option 1. the manual says:

For LaTeX output, you can also use natbib or biblatex to render the bibliography. In order to do so, specify bibliography files as outlined above, and add --natbib or --biblatex argument to pandoc invocation. Bear in mind that bibliography files have to be in either BibTeX (for --natbib) or BibLaTeX (for --biblatex) format.

I prefer to use Pandoc's citeproc for everything I write as it means maximum flexibility (you can use citations in emails / notes / docx / odt / ebooks you name it and should be fine for 99% of needs.

[badumont]

If you insert Zotero citations in Word, did you try to enable the "citations" extension (by adding `-f docx+citations` to your command)?